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Georges Balandier’s Africa : postcolonial translations and ambiguous reprises [PDF]
, 2018 This article focuses on Georges Balandier’s autobiographical essay Afrique ambiguë (1957). Its translation into English, Ambiguous Africa: Cultures in Collision (1966), provides the basis for an examination of the concept of translation in its linguistic
Fraiture, Pierre-Philippe
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Spiritual Cannibalism in HRD: How Workplace Spirituality Devours Sacred Traditions
Human Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper interrogates how the discourse of workplace spirituality in human resource development (HRD) operates as a tool of colonization. Through a systematic review of 48 articles published between 1997 and March 2025, the study uncovers recurring patterns of spiritual appropriation in which non‐Western traditions are detached from their ...
Shoaib Ul‐Haq
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The Polarity of Enclosed Spaces in the Poetry of Mohammad Afifi Matar; the Cases of “The House” and “The Prison” [PDF]
دراسات في اللغة العربيّة وآدابها, 2019 The spatial polarity or dichotomy is a new critical approach in recognizing the contradictions and differences of related place words, which play aesthetic functions in the text either obviously or in hidden manner.
hamed poorheshmati, shahriar hemati
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Writing Sumerian, Creating Texts: Reflections on Text-building Practices in Old Babylonian Schools [PDF]
, 2015 Sumerian lexical and literary compositions both emerged from the same social sphere, namely scribal education. The complexities of inter-compositional dependence in these two corpora have not been thoroughly explored, particularly as relevant to ...
Jay Crisostomo
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Soft Power in Trade: Quantifying the Impact of Confucius Institutes on China's Exports
International Studies of Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates the role of Confucius Institutes (CIs) as a form of China's cultural diplomacy and their impact on international trade, particularly exports. Using a gravity model, we analyze data from 1990 to 2019 across countries, finding that the presence of CIs significantly boosts China's exports.
Renjing Chen, Wei Jin, Tangrui Yang
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Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2013 AbstractTurkish Higher Education Council's recent changes in the curricula of Faculties of Education mandated Contextualized Grammar I and II courses for English Language Teacher Education programs in support of preparing teachers to teach in a rather constructivist and communicative language learning environments.
Zorba, Mehmet Galip +2 more
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KaskalThis study investigates the material characteristics and potential functions of the holes found on Neo-Assyrian cuneiform tablets from the Library of Ashurbanipal.
Corò, Paola, Ermidoro, Stefania
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Types of Rhymes in Amal Donqol’sCrying in Front of Zarqaa el Yamama [PDF]
دراسات في اللغة العربيّة وآدابها, 2019 Rhyme is a core element in the traditional poetry. The literary critics consider it a required condition for poetry. According to Qodamateb-ibn Jafar poetry should consist of metrical and rhymed language which conveys specific messages.
Havazen Hossein Saleh
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Reflections on Comparative Teaching in Public Administration
Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article integrates our scholarly experience of teaching comparative public administration. In doing so, we offer a unique perspective as the co‐authors carry several diverse attributes, among them their countries of origin, current country in which they are teaching, and their academic experience.
Kim Moloney +6 more
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The Scribe’s Imprint: Ištar-šumu-ēreš and the Formation of Ashurbanipal’s Library
KaskalThis study sheds new light on Ištar-šumu-ēreš, the chief scribe of Ashurbanipal, through an examination of his colophons. A systematic analysis of the Nineveh colophons has provided new insights into Ištar-šumu-ēreš’s work beyond what is known from ...
Cohen, Sophie
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